Bartlesville is 4-0 against Coweta since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bartlesville Bruins will look to defend their home field against the Coweta Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bartlesville had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Booker T. Washington with a sharp 9-1 victory on Thursday. The win was just what Bartlesville needed coming off of a 14-0 defeat in their prior match.
Kaden Romesburg made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Romesburg has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Romesburg was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Barrett Merciez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Damien Niko was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Coweta has not done well against Pryor recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Coweta came out on top in a nail-biter against Pryor and snuck past 8-7.
Conor Taylor and Trace Hall did most of the damage at the plate: Taylor went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Hall scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jackson Fankhauser, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Bartlesville's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14. As for Coweta, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Bartlesville was able to grind out a solid win over Coweta when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 5-2. Does Bartlesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coweta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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